CaptiveAire Systems: North Carolina manufacturer blames layoffs on Covid-19 restrictions

Youngsville manufacturer CaptiveAire Systems is turning from furloughs to permanent layoffs, and its top executive is blaming N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to extend phase 2 restrictions. Calling the 47 just-announced permanent layoffs "imperative to the future viability of CaptiveAire," president and founder Bob Luddy blamed the Covid-19 restrictions for the cuts in a notice dated Aug. 11 to the state. "We do not anticipate that these employees will return to work in the foreseeable...